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Unhealthy employees costing British firms over one month a year in lost productivity

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British employers are losing on average 27.5 days of productive time per employee each year as unhealthy employees take more time off sick and under perform in the office as a result of ill-health (otherwise known as presenteeism). This is equivalent…

12 Jan

A third of UK adults drink alcohol too much, just 6% want to cut down

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One third (31%) of UK adults drink alcohol too much and are exceeding weekly alcohol guidelines, according to data from Britain’s Healthiest Workplace*, developed by VitalityHealth and delivered in partnership with the University of Cambridge, RAND Europe and Mercer. Britain’s…

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10 Aug

Stress and inactivity lose 27 days per year of productive time per employee!

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Research from Britain’s Healthiest Workplace (BHW)*, surveying more than 32,538 workers across all UK industries, revealed that high stress and lack of physical activity are causing industries to lose up to 27 days of productive time per employee each year.…

Just 150 minutes of exercise a week, that’s just over 21 minutes a day, boosts life expectancy by over 3 years A Survey run by Vitality, Mercer, University of Cambridge and RAND of 6,600 people over 12 months found that…

22 Jan

Britain’s Healthiest Workplace launches VitalityHealth; Financial Times launches wellness survey

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VitalityHealth today announced it has teamed with the Financial Times to launch Britain’s Healthiest Workplace. The survey will measure employer and employee responses to questions about health and lifestyle, providing an overview of Britain’s workplace culture and an understanding of…

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Unhealthy employees costing British firms over one month a year in lost productivity

A third of UK adults drink alcohol too much, just 6% want to cut down

Stress and inactivity lose 27 days per year of productive time per employee!

Just 150 minutes of exercise a week could boost life span by more than three years

Britain’s Healthiest Workplace launches VitalityHealth; Financial Times launches wellness survey